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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skim•mer (skim′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that skims.
- a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids.
- Birdsany of several gull-like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while in search of food.
- Clothinga stiff, wide-brimmed hat with a shallow flat crown, usually made of straw.
- Clothinga woman's A-line dress with side darts that shape it slightly to the body.
- Middle French (e)scumoir ladle for skimming; see scum
- 1350–1400; skim + -er1; replacing Middle English skemour, skymour, variant of schumour
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skimmer /ˈskɪmə/ n - a person or thing that skims
- any of several mainly tropical coastal aquatic birds of the genus Rhynchops, having long narrow wings and a bill with an elongated lower mandible for skimming food from the surface of the water: family Rynchopidae, order Charadriiformes
- a flat perforated spoon used for skimming fat from liquids
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